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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1950

Page

5

Location factors drive factory site choices says Fantus

New York executive Leonard Yaseen explains that golf course proximity often misleads plant planners. Fantus locating service studies company needs, labor supply, taxes, climate, crime, water, and infrastructure to recommend single sites, charging about 7500 dollars for tailored two volume reports. The trend favors smaller cities with growing industry.

New York NEA Leonard Yaseen Yaseen Fantas Factory Locating Service America Chicago Fantas Kansas Ing Fantus Sperry Gyroscope Co Lake Success N. Y Kollmorgen Optical Corp Kollmorgen Brooklyn New England Port Arthur Tex

Burr Oak Dam Helps Prevent Major Sunday Creek Floods

Rain and snowmelt caused Sunday Creek to rise and cover parts of the highway near Truetown and Glouster. The Burr Oak Dam on East Branch Sunday Creek reduced flow downstream, forming a lake behind the dam and lessening river rise to keep highways open and protect low ground homes from flooding.

Glouster Sunday Creek Truetown Trimble Church of Christ Burr Oak East Branch

Loyal Women's Class Quilting and Meeting at Church

The Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ Bible school will hold an all day quilting event in the church social rooms on Wednesday. A noon dinner will be served and the monthly class meeting will follow. Plans will be made for the class Christmas party.

Glouster Loyal Women’s Church of Christ Bible School

Glouster Band Boosters Plan Evening Meeting

Glouster Band Boosters Association will meet at the high school tonight at 7 30 PM. The membership committee will report on the recently completed drive and collect any outstanding membership fees.

Glouster Glouster Band Boosters Association

Miss Kathleen Healy Visited Relatives in Ohio Over Holiday

Miss Kathleen Healy of Columbus spent a week at her parents home, with A M Healy. Relatives Glouster and Bryson families joined in Columbus then traveled to Glouster Saturday night. They returned Sunday afternoon with daughters Jane and Jean who spent 10 days with grandparents. Walnut Hill visitors spent Thanksgiving in Dayton with Paul Dale and Jack Edwards. snowbound until Tuesday.

Kathleen Healy Columbus A. M. Healy Glouster John M. Bryson John Maurice Ernie Bryson John Dyer E. K. Bryson Jane Jean Frank Cairelli James Walnut Hill Dayton Cairelli Paul Dale Jack Edwards

Party Postponed by Loyal Daughters Class

The Christmas party of the Loyal Daughters Class of the Church of Christ, originally scheduled for December 8, has been postponed. Members will be notified later of the new time and location.

Glouster Loyal Daughters Church of Christ

Senior Progressive Club Meeting at Danford Home

The Senior Progressive Study Club will gather at Miss Lalla Danford’s residence on Fairlawn Avenue Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The event invites members to attend a planned discussion session at the host’s house.

Glouster Progressive Study Club Lalla Danford Fairlawn Ave

Fun and Easy Sister Frocks Pattern Preview

Sue Burnett highlights two child and junior dress patterns with waistline drawstrings and puffed sleeves. Pattern 8181 covers ages 11 to 20 in 2 1/2 yards of fabric. Pattern 8173 covers ages 2 to 6 in 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 yards. Orders ask 25 cents per pattern plus 5 cents mailing per pattern, with address and pattern numbers to Sue Burnett in New York.

Sue Burnett Little Sister Athens Messenger Ave. Americas New York 19 N. Y Cestuay

Social meetings in Pt Pleasant end of week high light local groups

The FOE Auxiliary gathers tonight at 7 30 at the FOE Hall on Vi and St. Senior Regent Mrs Dora Kapp leads the Women of the Moose meeting Tuesday at 8 pm at the Moose Home.

FOE Dora Kapp Women of the Moose Moose Home

Anne Bailey Farm Club Meeting at Mrs Lewis Home

The Anne Bailey Farm Women's Club will meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs Milton Lewis Sr High Street.

Anne Bailey Milton Lewis High St

Mrs. Howard Garland Hosts Illahee Farmat Club Christmas

Mrs. Howard Garland of Gallipolis Ferry will host the Illahee Farmat Club annual Christmas party on Wednesday with a pot luck dinner served at 6 p.m.

Howard Garland Gallipolis Ferry Illahee Farmat Club

Local notes from Ohio communities

Mrs Nella Nott of Main Street has returned home after visiting her daughter Mrs Ramona Beard in North Kenova who is a surgical patient at St Marys Hospital Huntington. Mary Lou Garland six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Garland Gallipolis Ferry is ill at home with chicken pox and attends Central School. Miss Judy Ann Horn and Miss Loretta Jean Horn of Lincoln Avenue have returned home after visiting their father Olwell Horn in Ripley.

Nella Nott Main St Ramona Beard North Kenova Ohio St. Mary’s Hospital Huntington Mary Lou Garland Howard Garland Gallipolis Ferry Central School Judy Ann Horn Loretta Jean Horn Lincoln Ave Olwell Horn Ripley

Services Held Today For Mrs Mitchell

Funeral services for Mrs. Willa Bertha Mitchell were conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at Beech Hill church. Interment followed at Beech Hill Cemetery.

Mitchell Point Pleasant Willa Bertha Mitchell Beech Hill Church Beech Hill Cemetery

Local Couples Named In Ardmore Marriage Notices

Roy Guy Priddy 31 of Mason weds Ethel Sinclair 34 of Mason. William Belford Saunders 21 of Glenwood weds Lois Avalee Tolliver 16 of Ashton. Garford Emery Hoy Jr 21 of Hartford weds Helen Marie Hudson 17 of Hartford. Robert Lewis Simons 33 of Point Pleasant weds Beatrice Keyes 30 of Point Pleasant. Robert E Sayre 22 of Arbuckle weds Helen Irene Fisher 21 of Arbuckle.

Roy Guy Priddy Mason Ethel Sinclair William Belford Saunders Glenwood Lois Avalee Tolliver Ashton Garford Emery Hoy Jr Hartford Helen Marie Hudson Robert Lewis Simons Point Pleasant Beatrice Keyes Robert E. Sayre Arbuckle Helen Irene Fisher

Ladies Auxiliary to American Legion Meets for Christmas Plans

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the American Legion hosts a meeting in Legion Hall on Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Plans for the Christmas party will be arranged and refreshments will be served.

Glouster Ladies’ Auxiliary of the American Legion Legion Hall

Shepard announces birth of daughter Carol Elizabeth

Mr and Mrs Donald Arthur Shepard Jr announce the birth of a daughter, Carol Elizabeth, born November 25. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Donald Arthur Shepard Sr and Mr William Lewis, all of Glouster.

Glouster Donald Arthur Shepard, Jr Carol Elizabeth Donald Arthur Shepard, Sr William Lewis

Point Clinic Notes Dismissed

Mrs. Jack Shifler of Point Pleasant is noted as dismissed. ADM indicates Miss Delores Kinnard of Hogsett underwent surgery. Mrs. John Parsons of Red House and Mrs. Rex Thompson of Point Pleasant are listed for medical matters.

Jack Shifler Point Pleasant Delores Kinnard Hogsett Surgical John Parsons Red House Rex Thompson Medical

Glouster Church Board Sets Tuesday Meeting

The official board of the Glouster Church of Christ will meet in the Berean classroom Tuesday at 7 30 p m.

Church Board Glouster Glouster Church of Christ Berean

Simple and Silent Blowpipes in Malay Jungle Use

A short note describes blowpipes as the weapon of the Malay jungles. Poison darts pass through a long bamboo tube enabling a silent kill. Even a tiger can be brought down with this quiet weapon.

Legion Commander Reenters Navy Duty in Norfolk

Carroll E. Kennedy commander of Mason County American Legion Post 23 at 113 English Rd is ordered to report to Norfolk Virginia for duty with the United States Navy on December 18. He holds the rate of chief electrician's mate in the United States Naval Reserve and works at the Philip Sporn plant.

Point Pleasant Carroll E. Kennedy English Rd Norfolk United States Navy Kennedy Mason County American Legion United States Naval Reserve Philip Sporn

Men Deny Trying To Enter Building In West Virginia

Two men Earl H. Gardner and Shirley Casto were held overnight by city police in Point Pleasant after attempting to enter the telephone office Sunday at about three in the morning. They said they were trying to send a message and did not realize the office was closed. Mayor Hut chinson released them after questioning.

Point Pleasant Earl H. Gardner Shirley Casto John Clay Hutchinson

Union Man Arrested For Non Support

Sheriff F. A. Morrison and Deputy T. F. Yost arrested Roy C. Cain of Union district Saturday after a warrant for non-support of his family. He was released to take up his family obligations.

Point Pleasant F. A. Morrison T. F. Yost Roy C. Cain Union District

Glouster Legion post to meet Tuesday evening

Glouster McCann Frederick Post of American Legion will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m. After the meeting refreshments will be served.

Glouster McCann-Frederick Post American Legion

Daughters of St George to Hold Christmas Dinner

The Daughters of St George plan a Christmas dinner Tuesday at 6 p m at the home of Mrs. Thomas Williams Sr in Glouster. The event invites members and attendees to gather for the holiday occasion.

Glouster Daughters of St. George Thomas Williams

Department Store Blaze Ravages City Block and Powers Failure

Fire companies battled a major blaze at a department store owned by the J. Morrison Co. in a city that halted traffic as lines were laid across Viand St. Electric service failed, plunging nearby areas into darkness. Nine employees and nearby businesses are named. the incident follows two prior fires in 12 months as crews patrolled smoldering embers.

Viand St Point Pleasant Coun Appalachian Electric Co J. Morrison Co A. E. Thomas Romine Jefferson Blvd Alice Romine Ernest Biffle Lena Foglesong Winona Pickens Opal Saunders Paul Smith Dale Wamsley Irene Gibbs Sarah Hamm Harold Haines S. C. Wilhelm Mayflower Smoker Billiards Haines Dan Glassman Frederic Staats J. A. Shinn Selective Service Board Kathleen. Fishers Beauty Shoppe Firestone Selective Service

Flood Threat Faces Here in Point Pleasant

After heavy snows and rain the Ohio River rose to 33 feet at Point Pleasant with a crest expected near 39 to 40 feet by Wednesday. Flooded streams have driven residents from basements in Leon. engineers assure flood walls can be deployed and portable pumps kept ready.

Point Pleasant Mason County Ohio Weather Bureau Huntington Leon Engineer Corps

Three Men Arrested for Intoxication in Point Pleasant

City police jailed three men over the weekend on intoxication charges. The arrestees are Ralph Hoplite, Dewey King, and Minor Escue.

Point Pleasant Ralph Hoplite Dewey King Minor Escue

HADACOL Promises Sleep Relief and Family Aches Healed

A widow with eight children from Houston testifies HADACOL helped her sleep and feel better after years of hard work. A Simms Louisiana resident reports overnight sleep improvement. A ten year old credits HADACOL with better sleep and reduced nervousness after three bottles.

Bennie Hollingsworth Box 8 Simms Uisiana Hadacol

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